Faucet.



PATENTED JAN. v8, 1907.

y @.MLLER.

ymman.

AEPLIOATION FILED 0GT.16. 1905y UNITED sTATEs PATENT OEETOE.

Specicaton of Letters Patent. Application filed October I6, 1905. Serial No. 282,913.

Patented Jan. 8, 1907.

of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, city and State of N ew York, have invented an Improvement in Faucets, of which the following is a specificatiorr My invention relates to faucets 5 and the obj ect thereof is the provision of an improved faucet in which means actuated by the pressure in the pipes or otherwise are provided forshutting off the water or other supply of liquid at a point within the faucet and before the liquid reaches the main valve of the faucet, which normally controls the flow through the same, lwhereby thevwateror other liquid may be shut off for cleaning orrepairing the faucet without disturbing the pressure and consequent flow at any other point in the system of which the particular faucet is a meniber. I may also provide my improved faucet with a chamber adapted to receive a vessel iilled with suitable filtering material and so situated in relation to .the main valve as to cause the water or other liquid flowing vthrough the faucet to first pass through this vessel and the filtering material therein.

In carrying out my invention I employ a faucet having a body portion provided with a tubular shank and bib-nose, with the intervening valve-stem and handle therefor, as is customary, and in the tubular shank I preferably employ a'n auxiliary valve adapted to seat automatically, means for normally maintaining said valve in its open position, and a filter-chamber through which the liquid must pass in flowing through the faucet.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a central section of my improved faucet; and Fig. 2 is a cross-section on line x x, Fig. 1. l

a designates the body portion of the faucet, which, as is customary, is provided with a tubular shank b, a bib-nose c, a valve-seat d, a valve-stein e, provided with an enlarged screw-threaded portion j, adapted to be received in the screw-threaded bore of the faucet-body. At one end the valve-stem e is provided with a suitable handle 2 and at the other end with a washer g, of rubber or other suitable material, secured in position thereon by a screw 3 0r otherwise and adapted to bear against the valve-seat d, and h is a cap surrounding the valve-stem e and fitting over the upper end of the faucet-body, with an intervening washer 4 to insure a wateretight joint between these parts.

Within the shank b I provide a valve-seat I i and employ an auxiliary valve, which is preferably a ball-valve k, adapted to be forced against the said seat t bythe pressure in the pipes, and the limit of travel of this ball-valve k in the opposite direction is restricted by means of the pin 5, passing centrallyl through the tubular shank b or otherwise. Immediately forwardof the ball-valve lc I employ ,a pin Z, which passes through a tapped openingl in the body portion of the faucet and is provided throughout a portion of its length .with screw-threads 6, adapted to engage the screw-threads in the said opening in the body of the faucet. The body portion at this tapped opening is of increased thickness, as shown, over the adjacent portions of the body of the faucet, so as to provide a liberal thread and bearing for the pin l, which is suspended therein, the lower end of about on a line with the opening at the-seat of the ball-valve k.

Exteriorly of the faucet-body the pin l is provided with ahead or a thumb-screw 7,133.- tween the under surface of which and the adjacent portion of the faucet-body I prefer to employ a Washer 8, and adjacent to the other or inner end of the pin Z I employ a cross-arm 9, preferably passing transversely through the pin in such a position `as to be adapted upon the turning `of said pin on the screwthread 6 to 4contact with the ball-valve c to'I force the valve off its seat and maintain the same in an Iunseated position, thereby permitting the water or other liquid to enter the body of the faucet, which, it will be readily understood,.is the normal relation of these parts. I may also provide the body portion of the faucet directly beneath lthe main valve with a suitable chamber adapted to receive a vessel 10, made of wire-gauze of a suitable mesh or of other material and adapted to contain gravel, sponge, or other filtering material 1 1, in which instance I prefer to employ a strip of wire-guaze material 12 across the aperture closed by the valve g, and the vessel 10, with its filteringl material, may be held in position in the said chamber within the faucet-body by means of a cap 13 and an intervening lwasher 14, which, as will be readily understood, provide for water-tight joint between these parts.

In the employment of my improved faucet as hereinbefore described it will be apparent that normallyr fl lfll-valve k is maintained IIO vin an unseated position cross-arm 9, carried by by means of the t e pin il, and should it become necessary to replace either the Washer g, the Washers 4: or 14, or to renew the filtering material the change may be effected after turning the pin l, whereby the valve k is seated automatically, shutting o ythe liquid at this point Without makin'git necessary to shut oli the pressurev at any other' oint, thereby making the" system unavaila le, due to repairs at a given point thereof.

I claim as my iivention- 1. A faucet comprising an intefral body portion, bib andshank, a main va ve in the ody portion and a means for operating,` the same, a'baIl-valve and a seat for the same Within the shank, a sus ended pin extending through and sup orte by theI bodyportion of, the faucet an 'located between the main arid-ball valves and immediately in liront ol thevball-val've, and a device connected with said pin and adapted when the pin is 'turned to be moved into the path of the ball-valve to bear against and unseat the ball-valve and to retain itin an unseate'd position.

2. A faucet Acomprising an integral body portion, bib and shank, a main valve inthe vody portion and a means for operating the same, a ball-valve and a seat for the same' Within the shank a sus 'ended pin extending through and sup orte by the bodyportion of the faucet an I'oc'ated between the main and ball valves and immediately in front of the ball-valve, a device connected with said pin and adapted when the pin is turned to be moved intothe path of the ball-valve to bear against and unseat the ball-valve and to re- `tain it in an unseated position and apin 5 passing transversely through the shank and appreciably back of the ballvalve so as to limit the rearward movementthere'of.

` 3. A faucetcomprising an intevral body portion, bib andv shank, a main vsilve in the ody portion and a means for' operating the' same', a ball-valve and a seat for the same Within the shank, a suspended Z occupy ing' a vertical position between themain and ball valves With a threaded portion in and supported by the body of the faucet, a thumb screw 7 .outside oi the bod portion .with a Washer between the thumb-screw and the .bib and sha-nina main valve, means for o same Within the said shank, a t e senseo surface of the body of' the faucet, a cross-arm 9 passing transversely through the pin 1n a horizontal plane through the center of the ball-valve and adapted yupon the turning of the pin and in one position to come in contact with the ball-valve to unseat the valve and maintain the same in an unseated positOIl. 6o 4. A faucet comprising a body portion, bib and shank, a mam valve, means forop-fA eratinv the same,`means for stopping. the flow..

of thepliquid through the faucet before thev same reaches the main valve, means for nor-4 65 mally maintaining' the aforesaid means in anopen osition, a filter device adaptedto iit into t e chamber adjacent to the main valve in -the-iaucet-body and' means for holding. and.

maintaining the. iilter device within -the' fau- 7o cet-body.. 5. A faucet comprising a body portion, a

bib and shank, a main valve, means 'for o erating the same,l means for sto ping' t e flow of licgnd through the faucet eore' the 75 same reac es the main valve, means `for normally maintaining the aforesaid? means in an open position, a Wire-guaze receptacle adapted tol fit into a chamber'v adjacent to' the main.

valve in the faucet-body, frltengmaterial 8o Within said receptacle, and means for rnain-v taining the said receptacle and iilterin material infposition within the said iaueet oei-y. `6. A aucet comprising a body portion, a

tacle and filtering' Inater-ialy in position beneath the main valve and between the saine andI they ball-valve.

Signed by me this 9th da oi October, 1905.

yO T0 MULLER. Witnesses:

- GEO/E. PiNcKNnY, BERTHA M. ALLEN. 

